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Letters Patent No. 102,269, dated April 26, 1870.

SKATE-FAS'TBNING The chedule referred to ln these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HORACE HookEn, of Rochester, in the county of Monroeand State -of -New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skates and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings making part of this specification, in which- K Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention. H

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the toe-plate. Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the heel-plate.

Figure 4 is an inverted view ofthe same.

The object and .nature of myiiivention will be un- I derstood by reference to the specifications and dra'wings; and, to enable others to make and use the same, I will describe its construction and operation.

Ihe clasping-device on the heel-plate O is pivoted g -upon the holt c, figs. 1 and 3, which has -a Tlhead entering 'a transverse slot in the runner A.

This clasp is composed of the heel-rest a, provided with lugs b at the rear, and the sliding clamp f, bent upat the front, as shown.

These rest upon the plate d, provided with lugs'le, which are bentdown to clasp the runner, as shown in iig 4 vn er, allowing a and f to turn freely.

A 1ink,m, is pivoted at one end to the fixed plate d, eccentrically to the bolt c, as shown in fig. 4, and at the'other to the sliding clamp f, by means of, the

. holt n. Y

v This latter has a countersunk head,.fitted to slide in a'slot formed in the heel-rest a., and its shank is madeatnpon two opposite sides,'as shownin iig. 5.

The flattened portion enters a slot in the clamp j', and the nut p, having a short cylindrical projection upon its inner side, b'rn'ds the bolt tightly to the clamp f,and makesit adjustable thereon, while the link m is allowed to tur-n freely upon such cylindrical projection, as indicated in fig. 3.

It will be observed that, when the heel-plate and `runner are turned at an angle with each other, the

link m pushes the clamp f forward to receive the heel '.lfhe counter-sunk nuti on the bolt c extends through l the plates a and j, and binds the plate d to the runbolts n', and to an oscillating disk, d', to which is attached the locking-lever l.

The links m' are of such a conformation that, when shut together by the lever l, as. indicated by dotted lines in g. 1, lthey form a continuousv plate, upon which the boot rests.

` The plate a' rests upon and is properly secured to a smaller plate, h, which, in turn', is attached to the runner, by a bolt, o, similar to c inthe heel-plate, and upon which the disk d is pivoted..

The pivoting point-s of the links m', upon the disk d', are so located that, when the boot isclampedsaid pivots t are forced slightly past a line drawn through the centers of the bolts n', whereby the clasps b are locked, and the strain taken oif the lever Z. l

lhe lever l is constructed of steel, or other elastic material, and is so formed as to spring over upon the toe. of thegrunner, by means of a suitable jaw, l', or other similar device, as shown in iig. 2.

The bolts n are constructed like n, and the clasps b are adjustable upon them, inthe same manner as the lclamp f, independently of the clamping-lever and links, to accommodate different-sized boots.

It will he observed that the lever l is located in .such a position under the foot of the wearer, that it 'and at the same time itis convenient of access for fastening or unfastening the skate.

The clasping device shown upon the heel-plate is equally-applicable to the toe-plate.

My improvements may be attached to any form of runner vin use.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The runner A, in combination with the eccen trically-pivoted link m,'or other device for operating the sliding pivoted clasping-plate f, by a horizontal lateral movement of said runner.

2. The link m, in combination with a sliding pivoted claspi'ng-plate on the runner A, operating substantially as herein shown and described.

3. The arrangement of the pivots t upon the disk d', with relation to the links m', whereby the clasps b' are locked, as said pivots are forced slightly past a line .dra-wu through the centers of the bolts n and disk d. substantially as described.

4. In combination with the swiveled heel-clasp f a, operating substantially as described, the lever l, clamping over the toe of the runner, and between it and the fo'ot of the wearer, whereby both ends of the skate may be clasped upon the foot at'one operation.

H. B. HOOKER. Witnesses:

F. H. CLEMENT, GEO. T. PARKER. 

